Lee Johnson (Oregon judge)

Lee Johnson (Oregon judge)

Infobox Judge
name = Lee Johnson


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office = 9th Oregon Attorney General
termstart = May 20 1969
termend = January 3 1977
nominator =
appointer =
predecessor = Robert Y. Thornton
successor = James A. Redden
office2 = Judge of the Oregon Court of Appeals
constituency2 =
termstart2 = 1979
termend2 = 1980
nominator2 =
appointer2 =
predecessor2 = William S. Fort
successor2 = J. R. Campbell
birthdate =
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deathdate =
deathplace =
party = Republican
spouse =

Lee Johnson is an Oregon attorney, Republican politician, and retired jurist. He served one term in the Oregon House of Representatives (1966 – 1968),cite news
last=Landauer |first=Robert |title=Lee Johnson's career leaves many monuments
work=The Oregonian |pages=F3 |date=December 24, 1995
] before being elected twice as the state's Attorney General (May 20, 1969 – Jan. 3, 1977),cite web
title=Oregon Department of Justice - Agency History |work=Oregon Blue Book (Online) |publisher=Oregon Secretary of State |date=1995 |url=http://bluebook.state.or.us/state/executive/justice_dept/justice_dept_history.htm |accessdate=2006-12-08
] and a partial term as Judge of the Oregon Court of Appeals(1977-78),cite web |last=Kestenbaum |first=Lawrence |title=Index to Politicians: Johnson, K to N |work=Political Graveyard |publisher=Lawrence Kestenbaum |date=2006 |url=http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/johnson6.html
accessdate=2006-12-08
] resigning to head Governor Vic Atiyeh's executive staff. He sat as an Oregon Circuit Court Judge for Multnomah County from 1983 until his retirement in 1995.

Johnson's 1968 election as Oregon Attorney General was challenged in the courts by his opponent, incumbent Robert Y. Thornton, who accused Johnson of violating the state's Corrupt Practices Act. The election results were overturned by a Marion County court, but the Oregon Supreme Court reversed the decision. Johnson's inauguration was delayed nearly six months pending the decision, while Thornton remained in office.cite web
title=In memoriam: Robert Y. Thornton |work=Oregon State Bar Bulletin (Online) |publisher=Oregon State Bar |date=January, 2001
url=http://www.osbar.org/publications/bulletin/04jan/obits.html |accessdate=2006-12-08
]

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